Multi-Donor Basket Fund Defensoría del Pueblo (Office of the Ombudsman)

This project supports the Peruvian Office of the Ombudsman (Defensoría del Pueblo) and its offices in 25 regions of the country in fulfilling its mandate of protecting and defending constitutional and fundamental rights of all Peruvians more specifically: (i) ensuring that Peruvian citizens especially the most vulnerable and those from the most remote areas receive appropriate services from public institutions; (ii) recommending changes in laws policies and procedures that affect the provision of education health civil registration and justice among others; (iii) strengthening awareness of and respect for human rights and democratic processes; and (iv) providing on an ongoing basis accurate information on social conflicts including those linked to the use of natural resources all over the country. The project builds on Canada’s long standing relationship with the Defensoría del Pueblo and is supported together with other donors (Belgium and Spain) via a Basket Fund which pools the resources of all three donors into one fund. By using the Basket Fund mechanism Canada optimizes the resources of its development assistance while simplifying administrative procedures for the Defensoría del Pueblo.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) defend the full applicability of constitutional and fundamental rights of people and communities before state administration; (2) contribute to the country's democratic governability; and (3) strengthen and modernize the institutional organization of the Defensoría del Pueblo to serve citizens effectively and efficiently.